/lit/ - Literature

>>5296248
>Tale of Genji
Am I the only one that felt really bad about the whole ordeal with Genji's mother? I mean, shit... usually books don't throw in feels that early.

:)

OP here btw i'm a girl

>>5296248
Lysistrata, lots of prefaces and the like.

>>5296311
pls be in london

>>5296346
Get any new ideas for muff trimming?

>>5296248
I just finished Stoner and liked it. If I were to relate it to female matters, then I'd say that I found it represented the crazy wife in a balanced way, and I was surprised by the number of female characters.

At the moment, I'm reading The Little Prince in French and English, accompanied with a French audiobook reading. After that, I might read Crime and Punishment, or Lolita.

can i post if i wish i was a girl

>>5296401
Fuck off, slut.

>>5296418
Sure bb

>>5296428
sweet
Just finished Portrait of the Artist etcetc, didn't care for it that much tbh. Liked Dubliners waaay more.
30 pages into Love in the Time of Cholera, liking it a lot so far!
If I can finish Cholera quick enough I'll try to make Mason & Dixon my Big Book to close summer off, otherwise I worry uni work will get in the way of me finishing it.

>>5296401
man too many sweet memories of reading le petit prince before bed while learning french as a kid. good shit

I know there are at least a couple girls on /lit/ right now

I want the few who will read this post to know that I would lick your feet and ass hole

>>5296426
>Beats down

Oh and Pippi Longstocking
She is the übermensch.

Jane Austen. Of course I'm enjoying it, it's Jane Austen. More Jane Austen.

>>5296461
Aww, do you speak French well now? Maybe a revisit is necessary. It's a very cute book—I loved the conversation he had with the flower, as he left on his interplanetary adventure.

>>5296248
The book I most recently finished was The Isis Papers by Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. I wouldn't recommend it if race makes you uncomfortable, or if you don't think it exists.

The book I'm reading now? The Black Count. It's about the man who apparently Napoleon was SUPER jealous of, to the point where Napoleon basically ruins the guys life. The Black Count's son went on to write The Count of Monte Cristo and Three Musketeers etc, all inspired by his father's badass life.
It's a good story so far, but as it is based on history that is well known, it is hard to be happy knowing the character will get fucked over.

>>5296468
*you delicately pull down your yoga pants, revealing your tight little asian butt* "I don't usually fuck on the first date, but you're so hot I can't stand it" - you *I begin to slip in and out of your tight little pussy* *you moan in complete ecstasy* *bored with that, I plunge my dick and balls into your anus* *you scream in painful delight as we become one, in complete anal harmony* "I love you" - I whisper "I ----- lbluuuv ----- you" - you choke out in monosyllabic expressions with eyes crossed in complete and utter submission to my essence *I cum inside you and roll over, euphoric and satisfied*

A Smuggler's Bible by Joseph McElroy and Pastoralia by George Saunders.

>>5296625
what the fuck

>>5296622
Yeah, I live in French Canada, so speaking French well is pretty essential. I do still reread it every once in a while, because it is a top-tier kids book :3

ps i have the crazy "how do u write a female character" thread open in another tab geez its a mess but u seem cool

>>5296611
Except Jane Austen is dull as Hell and obnoxious to the point of adolescent. It's like reading a women's magazine.

>>5296664
Ah cool, I live in Canada as well (which is also how I speak French). (Voulez-vous me parler plutôt en français?)

>>5296625
So unnecessary. Go to bed.

>>5296625
>monosyllabic

>>5296692
Haha it's okay, I'll be str8 and say I'm basically Montreal-anglo through & through.
Where you from in Canada?

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0MLdq07BgiF

>>5296725
The West, but I won't get more specific than that. Is it easy being an anglophone in a place like Montreal? I've always wanted to go there. What's Montreal bike culture like?

>>5296771
Fuck off, slut.

>>5296771
Fair nuff, don't blame u what with the trip
I've never run into any trouble with being an anglo. It's actually very possible to go through a whole day without speaking any French if you're in anglo circles (two solitudes and whatnot). That said, at least some basic French is very useful in general - bus drivers are almost universally francophone, for example. You'll never really be harassed or anything for imperfect French or speaking English, although that can be possible in the more rednecky smalltown Quebec.

Biking in Montreal is pretty great & easy, some rly nice scenic bike paths. They've really been ramping up urban bike lanes in recent years too. Definitely way better than anywhere in Ontario/Prairies.

>>5296812
(Never tried in BC or Maritimes though.)

>>5296812
Any recs for good used books stores in Montreal? I'm moving there for school in a few weeks.

>>5296880
Depends where you're staying, really. My personal favourites are Encore Records/Books and Odyssey Books.

If you're moving downtown, there are a bunch near UQAM (Sanguinet & Ste. Catherine and thereabouts), a lot of which have student discounts.

As far as I know, though, there's no one definitive hotspot a la The Strand or whatnot. Most of them are at least p good, so just scope around for ones near where you're at I suppose.

>>5296356
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>thread doesn't contain 40 posts claiming they just finished the fault in our stars
come on son

I'm a grrrrrrrrlllll, and I love Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey soooo much!

I like to read "Men are from mars, woman are from venus". It's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.

Currently reading Out by Natsuo Kirino, quite liking it so far.

I'm wearing my schoolgirl uniform and making tea and giggling and reading the Scum Manifesto while I plot the murder of all mankind.

Reading 'La Fille aux yeux d'or' by Balzac

Btw i'm a grill

>>5296248
>implying there are any girls on /lit/

pls be in Monza

Grills are yuck, amirite bros? Let's talk about Stirner instead!

It is a well known esablished fact that there are no girls on the internet beyond tumblr and facebook

>>5297905
Tumblr and Facebook are girls? I knew they seemed treacherous and ill-favored. It's all so clear to me now.

>>5297917
only a girl could think this post was funny enough to post herself

>>5296880
I usually shop at The Word since it's pretty close to downtown and always has a good selection, but SW Welch's is widely considered one of the best used anglophone bookstore in town (though I've never been).

>girls only

Kek, go back to tumblr with your feminist shit, bitchcunt whore.

>>5299407
HEY. No boys allowed ITT. Shew.

>>5296401
How's Lolita from the point of view of a gitl?

>>5298004

the word is probably the best in downtown

the guys who run the place are pretty standoffish (tho understandable since its so patronised by students), but the selection of like dollar books they have outside are sometimes really good and well thought out

paragraphe is also OK. if you go to McGill you'll probably have to get some textbooks there. they invite authors to give readings every now and then

now I really miss Montreal tho Toronto probably has better bookstores

as for what I'm reading, just finished Houellebecq's Atomized and halfway thru Catch-22

>>5299407
>reviving thread after six hours
woah, bro, i can't believe you owned everybody like that. epic.

>>5299667
>not being able to see the joke

Stay pleb.

>>5299992
>you see the joke is i used misogynistic slurs on the internet

>>5299992
>being a retard is just a joke guys
okay

>>5299640
I don't really mind; I'm not much of a talker so I don't really care if the staff aren't chit-chatty.

As for the topic, I'm reading The Stone Angel and will read Breakfast of Champions next.